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Forum: Mountain Biking
04-27-06, 04:10 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 927
Posted By OldNick

Well _that_ was a productive and interactive...

Well _that_ was a productive and interactive little session.

Have _fun_ babies
Forum: Mountain Biking
04-27-06, 04:08 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 927
Posted By OldNick

I once made an alpha male out of a fart.

I once made an alpha male out of a fart.
Forum: Mountain Biking
04-27-06, 04:06 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 927
Posted By OldNick

Yeah it really broke my back. It took about as...

Yeah it really broke my back. It took about as long as cleaning and lubing a chain!

WD40 has been said to have very little if any lubricating properties and does not last. It does attract dirt;...
Forum: Mountain Biking
04-27-06, 09:45 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 927
Posted By OldNick

Home made wax lube

Has anyone else tried this? I ride dusty tracks, so wet lubes are out. I am told that wax lubes need constant replenishment...but NOT before I clean the chain!

In the end I find I am spending...
Forum: Mountain Biking
03-09-06, 07:30 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 723
Posted By OldNick

Just in case my message was not wordy enough I...

Just in case my message was not wordy enough I double-spaced it to make sure..<G>

Sorry bout that folks....
Forum: Mountain Biking
03-09-06, 07:29 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 723
Posted By OldNick

What "certain gear combinations" do you mean? I...

What "certain gear combinations" do you mean? I am assuming that the chain is rubbing on the side

closest to the frame (???). That is the commonest one. What bike do you ride? That can also make ...
Forum: Mountain Biking
03-07-06, 07:45 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,302
Posted By OldNick

Hey! It doesn't _bother_ me! I think I said...

Hey! It doesn't _bother_ me!

I think I said it was questionable way to represent a dog that you are trying to show as a gentle dog. Posting nice pictures does not help afterward. Bears and tigers...
Forum: Mountain Biking
03-07-06, 07:42 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,302
Posted By OldNick

Ok. I did not realise that Phoebe was a dog. I...

Ok. I did not realise that Phoebe was a dog. I was assuming human. (???)

I was thrown by the clearing the throat bit.

I still maintain that many people have been attacked trying to stop dogs...
Forum: Mountain Biking
03-07-06, 04:42 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,302
Posted By OldNick

And within reasonable limits, more power to it...

And within reasonable limits, more power to it for that, I reckon. It raises community spirit and interest levels.
Forum: Mountain Biking
03-07-06, 04:13 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,302
Posted By OldNick

I have to disagree quite strongly. Firstly,...

I have to disagree quite strongly.

Firstly, just about all dog behaviour wisdom says that a dog thinks that people are dogs. If it sees a person behaving in a way that it thinks another dog...
Forum: Mountain Biking
03-07-06, 04:03 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,302
Posted By OldNick

I agree. I hope that you do not feel "hijacked"...

I agree. I hope that you do not feel "hijacked" and that there have been sufficient on topic replies to help you.

However, I reckon the topic has not gone quite astray (to use a pun) because...
Forum: Mountain Biking
03-07-06, 02:08 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,302
Posted By OldNick

This is a very important point, borne out by the...

This is a very important point, borne out by the statements about certain breeds. It's nice to have the dog trotting along beside you, but if it's not nice for the dog, then it's not really "nice" at...
Forum: Mountain Biking
03-06-06, 10:18 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,302
Posted By OldNick

HAHa! When I started to read this, I thought...

HAHa! When I started to read this, I thought "That will require training you! Any dog can pull something!! " <G>
Forum: Mountain Biking
03-06-06, 06:52 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,302
Posted By OldNick

hmmm.....that is not "very sweet with people" to...

hmmm.....that is not "very sweet with people" to me. I am not entering an argument about pit bulls, but _that_ dog sounds dangerous, not sweet, unless you were vastly overreacting (and it sounds as...
Forum: Mountain Biking
03-06-06, 03:48 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,302
Posted By OldNick

And the thumbnail you post with your messages is...

And the thumbnail you post with your messages is meant to set our minds at rest I assume....? <G>
Forum: Mountain Biking
03-06-06, 03:44 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,302
Posted By OldNick

HAH! Sorry Hawaiians! Nothing personal! That's...

HAH! Sorry Hawaiians! Nothing personal! That's "alpha".....<GG>
Forum: Mountain Biking
03-06-06, 05:58 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,302
Posted By OldNick

Be very careful about how hard you work the dog....

Be very careful about how hard you work the dog. A dog has a natural speed that they can maintain for a certain time and distance, depending on the dog and its age and fitness etc. If you force the...
Forum: Mountain Biking
02-16-06, 07:05 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,254
Posted By OldNick

Ahah! So that is why I do give a F...F...! ...

Ahah! So that is why I do give a F...F...!

But then I would simply change to a lower gear.
Forum: Mountain Biking
02-16-06, 07:02 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,254
Posted By OldNick

Yes

Yes
Forum: Mountain Biking
02-16-06, 02:15 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,254
Posted By OldNick

Ok. Sorry. I do realise that it add force/effort...

Ok. Sorry. I do realise that it add force/effort or WHY. But the calims were fro 3-4 times as much as the added weight. It's only twice the added weight.

Mischievously I must add "unless of course...
Forum: Mountain Biking
02-16-06, 02:12 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,254
Posted By OldNick

Thanks for the effort. I mean that. I really...

Thanks for the effort. I mean that. I really apprceiate your time.

I agree it's more critical. Your figure of twice is what sounds logical, assuming as you did that the mass is at the rim....
Forum: Mountain Biking
02-15-06, 06:57 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,254
Posted By OldNick

OK. Thanks for all the talks. It seems that the...

OK. Thanks for all the talks. It seems that the difference is there, but not as pronounced as I have often seen claimed.
Forum: Mountain Biking
02-14-06, 11:24 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,254
Posted By OldNick

1.5....hmmm. I had come to be at ease with 2 <G>....

1.5....hmmm. I had come to be at ease with 2 <G>.

Mind you, that's the whole wheel. A bit of the weight is in the spokes etc, so you do have to derate it as some weight approached the centre. If...
Forum: Mountain Biking
02-14-06, 11:17 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,254
Posted By OldNick

Isn there not a 1/2? E = 1/2 m v^2. However...

Isn there not a 1/2? E = 1/2 m v^2.

However the same formula applies to everything on the bike. Why should the tyre of a bike, which rotates only as fast as the bike is travelling, and accelerates...
Forum: Mountain Biking
02-14-06, 11:08 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,254
Posted By OldNick

Why do you say that? It's where this idea of 1:3...

Why do you say that? It's where this idea of 1:3 came from.

Not snapping. serious question
Forum: Mountain Biking
02-14-06, 11:05 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,254
Posted By OldNick

But it's a different thing from the weight. Your...

But it's a different thing from the weight. Your fan analogy would be closer if you kept the weight of the fan blades the same, but made them longer. I do understand that the 29ers have more...
Forum: Mountain Biking
02-14-06, 02:26 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,254
Posted By OldNick

OK. Quick reprise. I will allow some movement...

OK. Quick reprise. I will allow some movement here.

Because the wheel is spinning as well as moving forward, it will have _some_ more effect. But the rim/tyre are only _rotating_ as fast as the...
Forum: Mountain Biking
02-14-06, 02:17 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,254
Posted By OldNick

Wheel weight multiplies?

It is often said that the rotational inertia of a wheel will multiply compared to the inertia of any other part. "A pound on the wheel is worth (insert any number above 3) pounds on the bike". It...
Forum: Mountain Biking
02-10-06, 08:49 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 710
Posted By OldNick

Any luck yet? Lots of replies.

Any luck yet? Lots of replies.
Forum: Mountain Biking
02-08-06, 12:08 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 759
Posted By OldNick

Wireless? IME get wired. Unless you get digital...

Wireless? IME get wired. Unless you get digital wireless. Digital allows less radio "noise" and many receivers to work close together witout problems. But $$.

Wireless needs extra batteries at the...
Forum: Mountain Biking
02-08-06, 10:27 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 759
Posted By OldNick

I had a topeak basic model. It worked, until it...

I had a topeak basic model. It worked, until it fell off in moderate terrain.....

From what I read, Cateye seem solid. Ciclosport next, but harder to get. Sigma get some bad rap, but then you...
Forum: Mountain Biking
02-07-06, 12:07 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 710
Posted By OldNick

My 0.02 IMO, If you had the bike "tuned" by...

My 0.02

IMO, If you had the bike "tuned" by guys who said what they say, about taking two aspros and it will
go away, I wonder about the tuneup.

Sand will grate. IME you hear it as much as...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-03-06, 04:55 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 685
Posted By OldNick

Just don't ask any silly questions, and we will...

Just don't ask any silly questions, and we will be happy to try to help! <GG>


Little allegory:
I know a guy who is really into kayaking of all sorts, up to 1400 Km sea journeys etc. The sheer...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-02-06, 07:26 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 685
Posted By OldNick

As I say, I love the "sound of my own voice"...

As I say, I love the "sound of my own voice" (sight of my own keystrokes?). However, seeing these sites being posted, I realise I need to do a bit of looking about, because all of what I said has...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-02-06, 07:23 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 685
Posted By OldNick

You are correct. In my enthusiasm, I did...

You are correct.

In my enthusiasm, I did not read the "two weeks old" bit.

However, that is no guarantee that nothing is bent...DAMHIKT <G>....or full of sand/twigs etc.

Actually, the two...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-02-06, 04:40 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 685
Posted By OldNick

No apologies, again. You have the guts to ask,...

No apologies, again. You have the guts to ask, and that's not stupid at all.

You may not have done the limit stop properly.

"Chainring" is the name for the cogs/sprockets at the front. Not...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-02-06, 04:34 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 685
Posted By OldNick

[/QUOTE] No apologies. It's important, and...

[/QUOTE]

No apologies. It's important, and something of a "black art".

Firstly, many front derailers do not like shifting under heavy, slow loads. Either back off, or try to pick the front...
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